KOLKATA: After completing the first phase of Posta flyover dismantling, KMDA is now gearing up for the next phase to pull down the critical 250m stretch from Ganesh Talkies to Girish Park. The work along this stretch poses a challenge due to the space constraint given that there is barely any space between unfinished flyover and adjoining buildings in several places.
Dismantling of the stretch will start from the first week of September and will continue for the next three months. “Work of the first phase of dismantling work is completed. The road on which the stretch has been dismantled will be restored by KMC,” said a KMDA official.
The traffic blockade between Ganesh Talkies and Girish Park was done six hours earlier than originally scheduled with the agency appointed by KMDA to dismantle the flyover deciding to shift the equipment from Strand Road-Posta to Girish Park on Thursday afternoon. The stretch was shut down after local traffic guards ensure there were no vehicles parked there.
The smooth transition was also largely possible due to the relocation of milk traders to a new address on Rabindra Sarani. They had followed police instructions and parked their trucks outside the barricaded section of Vivekananda Road.
KMDA will now barricade the stretch from Ganesh Talkies to Girish Park. Officials said that trials had been conducted to ensure minimum vibration during work and KMDA will compensate if any building suffers damage.
“This 250m stretch is the most challenging for us, not only because the existing structure is the most damaged but also because there aer several buildings adjacent to the flyover. Trial runs have been conducted on Strand Road to check the level of vibration during the dismantling work. No building should suffer any damage. However, if there is any damage, compensation will be provided,” said a KMDA official. Tram services will remain suspended on MG Road during the second phase of dismantling work.
